"Mr. Zhao, your life is truly simple. Usually, someone in your position would be driving themselves," she remarked.

Little did she know I had just come into a bit of money, so I just smiled without answering. The bus was taking a long time to arrive, so I said to her, "Miss Xu, why are you getting off work so early?" "Call me Xu Jing. I'm out trying to secure deposits. The bank has set very heavy targets for us employees. I haven't met my quota for two months, and if I fail this month, I might even be sent for retraining on potential redundancy." I felt deep sympathy for Xu Jing. Nowadays, the pressure at any company is immense, unlike the old days where one could just coast along until the end of the month to collect a salary. However, I didn't have any immediate spare funds on hand; otherwise, with my helpful nature, I truly would have liked to assist her.

After some thought, I said to Xu Jing, "I'm planning to start a company with a friend. If you don't mind, how about you set up our accounts for us?" "Really!" A huge wave of joy washed over Xu Jing's face. "You mustn't trick me." "It's real. Give me your phone number, and I'll notify you when the time comes."

After Xu Jing told me her mobile number, she happily got on her bus and left. Heh, helping others brought me happiness too. The bus I was waiting for had also arrived. Let's go.

When I got home, Zhu Da was watching TV again. I threw the fifty thousand yuan at him and said, "Hurry up and handle the company registration procedures. Do the necessary gift-giving and entertaining. If we delay any longer, it'll be too late." Zhu Da snatched a file folder from the table and tossed it to me. "It's done. Take a look yourself. Wow, so much money! Did you rob a bank?" "Hua Qingqing and I collaborated on a project; she gave this to me. Why make such a fuss? There’s still some money in the bank. How did you finish all the procedures in just one day?"

I opened it, not believing it, and indeed, all the documents were ready. The registered capital even stated one million RMB—that was pushing it too far. A tofu workshop with a registered capital of one million! Besides, didn't we need to verify capital through the bank before?

"Commander Zhu, how did you manage it so fast? What trick have you pulled now, you little rascal?" I asked Zhu Da. Zhu Da didn't look away from the screen. "It’s all thanks to you, Commander Zhao. When your fourth wife stood before the Administration for Industry and Commerce, the Tax Bureau, and the Epidemic Prevention station, they signed off immediately without a word." "Who?" "Xiao Chuchu, that big reporter."

Damn it. Nonsense. When did Xiao Chuchu become my fourth wife? But now that the bank accounts were all set up, wouldn't the promise I just made to Xu Jing go sour? Never mind, I'll just get her a Platinum Card later when I have more money.

I switched off the TV for Zhu Da and then called Li Tieniu and Xia Huren over too. Zhang Ersha didn't understand anything, but he loved being where the crowd was, so a bunch of us gathered in the living room while I explained the situation.

Now that the procedures and capital were all in place, all I needed to do was log online in a moment and transfer a few million of the ten million to the Tieniu Tofu Company account. Tomorrow, Zhu Da would go out looking for factory space—if they’d sell, buy it; if not, renting would do. As for the production equipment, buying a few more sets of stone mills would be simple enough. The sterile production workshop could wait until we had the relevant technical personnel; with just the skill level of a few of us, messing with that stuff would probably be disastrous. We also needed delivery vehicles, and I assigned all these tasks to Zhu Da.

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The meeting lasted until dinner time, and the broad framework of the company was decided. Because Xiao Chuchu insisted, my name was listed as the legal representative of the company. No one objected, and I didn't care much about it either. We were all good friends; we’d split the profits evenly, so whose name was on the paperwork didn't matter. I would be responsible for sales, Zhu Da for procurement and logistics, Li Tieniu for production, and Xia Huren for safety and quality inspection. Taotie kept nudging me repeatedly, asking me to assign it a task, but I refused. After all, cats and humans are different species; I was afraid it would cause trouble for me.

"Time to eat, it’s getting very late," Zhao Fen said, coming over to us.

Luckily, Zhu Da's dining room was large enough; otherwise, so many of us wouldn't have fit. Xiaoyudi, Zhao Fen, Zhao Fang, Fang Yanmeng, and Xiao Chuchu sat on one side, while the men sat on the other.

Xiaoyudi, ever straightforward, said, "Brother, the four older sisters are leaving tomorrow. Now there will be no one to keep me company."

I looked at Zhao Fen doubtfully. Fang Yanmeng, with a touch of jealousy, quickly interjected, "Stop looking. Since you won't agree to let Zhao Fen and Zhao Fang leave the army, they absolutely have to go back tomorrow. We can't delay the research. Sister Chuchu also has to go to work tomorrow. If Fenfen and Fangfang aren't here, my dad won't let me stay here either, so starting tomorrow, you can finally have some peace and quiet."

"You’re only staying one night, yet you bought so much stuff?" I had seen the pile in the afternoon—it was enough to decorate the entire second floor.

Xiao Chuchu said, "It’s not like we aren't coming back. We all agreed to come play again on Saturday and Sunday. Maybe we’ll get carried away and stay the night. You aren't using the second floor anyway. How about we pay Brother Zhu some rent?"

Zhu Da waved his hands in panic. "Miss Xiao, please spare me! I wouldn't dare charge any of you rent."

After dinner, I originally planned to slip up to the second floor to have some intimate time with Zhao Fen, but Taotie stubbornly dragged me into my room. After I entered, I stepped back out and checked again to make sure it was actually my room before daring to go in. The room was nothing like it was when I woke up that morning. Although it was decorated lavishly, overall, it was a complete mess.

Taotie told me, "Those girls did this to your room. Each had a different idea. Then you didn't agree with me, and I didn't agree with you, so we ended up with this mishmash. The laptop belongs to Little Nai Niu; I looked at it. It's nothing but pornographic films, boss. You’re in luck; that girl definitely knows all sorts of tricks. Look how she categorizes those films, and some of the pictures made me unable to bear looking.

Hearing Taotie's words, I surprisingly didn't feel the room was messy anymore. On the contrary, it felt quite cozy. Lying on the bed felt genuinely comfortable. "Why did you drag me into the room? I still have things to do."

Taotie also jumped onto the bed and said to me, "Boss, please stop thinking about playing with women all the time, okay? If you don't speed up the progress, when will our dream of dominating the universe come true?"

I had just been thinking about Zhao Fen, and that damned Taotie was eavesdropping on my thoughts again. I grabbed it by the neck and said, "Your goal is a hundred-year plan. Our current phase's main task is to make the Tieniu brand tofu famous in the capital, and then open franchise stores all over the country."

Taotie retorted, "Doing business is the same as chasing girls; you have to do both, and both must be done firmly. Just like you—you’ve already been with the girl who has the biggest breasts, right? But you're still thinking about getting with the girls upstairs? So, we'll do the tofu company, but we must also do other businesses that bring in money, correct? According to your plan, you want to build hundreds of submarines to rule the oceans, but have you considered how much economic power is needed to support such a massive fleet? With just the money from those few snake beads, it probably won't even cover the fuel."

"Listen here, Commander Cat, can you please speak a little less crudely? Who is the 'girl with the biggest breasts'? Her name is Yi Xiaorou."

Taotie laughed heartily. "I've lived with a bunch of mountain people for hundreds of years, so I only know these earthy terms. Anyway, we brothers aren't outsiders, so don't fuss over it with me."

I didn't really argue with Taotie, but what it said was absolutely correct—we needed to tackle multiple things simultaneously, even three or more streams of income. Otherwise, truly maintaining the expenses of a fleet wouldn't be a simple matter. What else could I do? I looked at the laptop on the table and had an idea.